The Mayor of Solihull, Cllr Glenis Slater, opened the Armed Forces Memorial at Woodlands Cemetery on Friday 16th October. The memorial was built after a fundraising effort by the Friends of Woodlands Cemetery (FoWC) voluntary group, who raised over £13,000 to erect the nine foot granite obelisk. The obelisk is a memorial to the men…

A Solihull man has been convicted for carrying out a cyber attack against the Home Office and FBI websites. Charlton George Ripley Floate was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court today (16/10) after pleading guilty to the distributed denial of service attacks. He was also sentenced after pleading guilty to possessing prohibited images of children. Floate…

The Meriden Adventure Playground in Chelmsley Wood has received a $63,000 (around £40,000) cheque from Alcoa to help renovate the adventure playground. The amount received was the largest single donation by the company in the UK. The cheque was received by the Mayor of Solihull Councillor Glenis Slater on Wednesday 14th October at the Alcoa…

Solihull Council approved a recommendation to becoming a constituent member of a West Midlands Combined Authority at last night’s meeting of the full council held on 13th October 2015. Commenting on the decision, Councillor Bob Sleigh, Leader of Solihull Council said: “Since I began talking to partners across the West Midlands in November 2014, I…

One of nine defibrillators donated to the Solihull borough helped to resuscitate someone in need on its first day of use. Solihull Lions donated the defibrillators, worth over £10,000, to FastAid Community First Responders (CFRs). The presentation of the lifesaving equipment was made at Solihull mayor’s parlour. Mayor of Solihull Councillor Glenis Slater praised both…

99-year-old Norah Charlish has led a remarkable secret life – she helped end the Second World War – but her work was so secretive even she did not realise the role she had played until 30 years after the Nazis were defeated. Norah was part of the Bletchley code-breaking operation, working at one of the…

Two new schools opened in Chelmsley Wood on Monday 7th September – Fordbridge Community Primary School and Coleshill Heath School. The schools, which cost £18million to build, are part of the North Solihull Partnership’s continuing investment in the area. As well as providing education in brand new buildings, the schools will be providing two school…

Solihull Council, in partnership with West Midlands Police, is taking steps to stop ‘street racers’ and antisocial gatherings of car enthusiasts from happening across the borough. The council has agreed to form a working group with the police and key stakeholders to pursue the introduction of powers through a court order to protect residents and…

West Midlands Police are asking witnesses to a collision between a pedestrian and a Ford Fiesta in Solihull to come forward. The collision happened just after midday yesterday (Saturday 22/08) on Warwick Road near to the St Johns Hotel. A 74-year-old man, who was staying with family locally, was taken to hospital with a serious…

A man will appear in court this morning (21/08) charged in connection with an attack on Mormon bishop David Charmbury last weekend. Harley Heyes, 36 of Bluebell Drive, Chelmsley Wood, was charged this morning with assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent, taking a vehicle by force and having no insurance. Heyes will appear at…